complementary distribution | | |
n. (attribute) | 1. complementary distribution, complementation | (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts. |
| ~ dispersion, distribution | the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume.; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution" |
| ~ linguistics | the scientific study of language. |
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